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Neuroplasticity
The lifelong capacity of the brain to create new connections and cells in response to our
behaviors and environment
image: glass brain flythrough. www.neuroscapelab.com
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Attention
Positive Emotions
Learning
Memory
Emotional Balance
Perspective
Taking
Stress Response
Compassion
Empathy
Decision Making
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Mindfulness: beyond the hype
22% of US workforce (2016)
6,000 research studies
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Today:
What is mindfulness
How mindfulness changes the brain & body
Why mindfulness (the business case)
performance
wellbeing
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The cost of stress
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40% decrease in productivity1/3 more errors 2x as long to finish
American Psychological Association
Consequences of a distracted mind
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The challenge
“Always-on, multi-tasking
work environments are
killing productivity,
dampening creativity and
making us unhappy”
McKinsey Quarterly
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*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/overview/
**Ford ES, Bergmann MM, Kroger J, Schienkiewitz A, Weikert C, Boeing H. Healthy living is the best revenge: findings from the European Prospective
Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam study. Arch intern Med. 2009 Aug 10;169(15):1355-62..
Lifestyle-related chronic disease
(obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, mood disorders, etc.)
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Can we create a new way of being at work?
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“An open and receptive, non-judgmental awareness
of your present-moment experience.”
David Creswell,
Director of Health and Human Performance Lab,
Carnegie Mellon University
“being with what is”
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What does “being mindful” look like in real life?
1. Pay attention (with intention, kindness & curiosity)
2. Respond skillfully
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ATTENTION
Calm
Focus
Creativity
EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
Self-regulation
Communication
PRO-SOCIALITY
Connection
MINDFULNESS
Vago DR, Silbersweig DA. Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological
mechanisms of mindfulness. Front Hum Neurosci. 2012; 6:296.
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Mind wandering
Killingsworth MA et al. A wandering mind is an unhappy mind. Science. 2010. Nov 12; 330 (6006).
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Default mode network
Narrative SELF
Ruminative mind wandering
Distracted
Anxious
Direct attention network
Experiential SELF
In the present moment
Alert; open to insights
Happier
Vago DR, Silbersweig DA. Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological
mechanisms of mindfulness. Front Hum Neurosci. 2012; 6:296.
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Amygdala
(emotional brain)
Pre-frontal cortex
(thinking brain)
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Anterior Cingulate Cortex:
Purposefully direct attention and
behavior, suppress inappropriate knee-
jerk responses and switch strategies
flexibly
Learning from past experience to
support optimal decision making
Hippocampus: memory, stress resilience
Fox et al. Is meditation associated with altered brain structure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation
practitioners. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2014 Jun;43:48-73.
Neuroplastic changes enabling wiser leadership
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Threat
(perceived)
Emotional
Memory Center
Triggered
RESPOND
Thinking Brain
PAUS
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Response flexibility
….is the ability to pause, step back, reflect, shift
perspectives, create options and choose wisely.
Linda Graham
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Outcomes of empathy
.
Empathy
Emotional
Distress
(overwhelm,
over-arousal,
avoidance)
Burnout
Empathy
Compassion
(warmth, caring,
love,
connection)
Resilience
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Compassion
Ability to recognize suffering along with the desire to
alleviate the suffering
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It’s good for your BODY
Goetz J, Keltner D, Simon-Thomas E. 2010. Compassion: An evolutionary and empirical review. Psychol Bull. 2010 May; 136(3):351-374
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Helping others helps us the most
Happier;
Satisfied
with Life
Better Social
Connections
Live Longer
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How much mindfulness practice is enough?
Beginners ( up to 100 hrs of practice)
Long term practitioners (1000-10,000 hrs)
Olympic level practitioners (12,000-62,000 hrs; intensive retreats)
Goleman & Davidson: Altered Traits
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The Aetna mindfulness program outcomes
Source: https://hbr.org/2015/12/the-busier-you-are-the-more-you-need-mindfulness
stress levels dropped reported sleep quality improved pain levels dropped
per-employee increase in productivity each year
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Measurement: Wisdom Labs outcome and efficacy metrics
Statistical analyses revealed that the difference between the mean pre and post scores on both scales were statistically significant
at a p <. 01 level.
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reduced inflammation; improved immunity
increased flourishing; better social connection + mindfulness
CTRAgeneexpression
(proinflammatory–interferon–antibody)
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Difference from 0 change:
Raw (log2) metric: p = .04
Z metric: p = .07
Results: Wisdom Labs gene expression pilot study
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Daren J. Good, et al. 2016 Contemplating Mindfulness at Work. An Integrative Review. Journal of Management. Vol. 42, Issue 1.
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Mindful leadership increases engagement:
climate of safety, voice and trust
Source: Daren J. Good, et al. 2016 Contemplating Mindfulness at Work. An Integrative Review. Journal of Management. Vol. 42, Issue 1.
Mindful leaders are:
other-focused rather than
self-focused
pay attention,
are nonjudgmental
emotionally resilient,
open to new ideas
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Mindful leadership
Trait mindfulness in leaders positively correlated with employee:
Source: Daren J. Good, et al. 2016 Contemplating Mindfulness at Work. An Integrative Review. Journal of Management. Vol. 42, Issue 1.
Work-life Balance Job Satisfaction Citizenship Behaviors Job Performance
Negatively correlated with employee
Employee Exhaustion
and Deviance
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Compassion at work is a strategic business move
Helps acquire and retain talent1
Decreases costly disengagement2
Source: Monica Worline: Compassion Revealed: The Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship
Increased collaborative capacity3
Increased service quality4
Increased innovation5
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Behavior change is hard
Lifestyle behavior change
(eat, move, sleep, stress)
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Mindful individuals more likely to engage
in healthy behaviors*
*Yoona Kang, Matthew Brook O’Donnell, Victor J. Strecher, Emily B. Falk. Dispositional Mindfulness Predicts Adaptive Affective Responses to
Health Messages and Increased Exercise Motivation. Mindfulness, 2016
Mindfulness enables behavior change
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Disrupts habit loop in brain*
*Judson Brewer and Lori Pbert. Mindfulness: An Emerging Treatment for Smoking and Other Addictions. Journal of Family
Medicine. Volume 2, Issue 4. 2015.
Mindfulness enables behavior change
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Mindfulness: foundation for culture change